, a german christian theologian , director of the hannah aren ##dt institute for research into total ##itarian ##ism in dresden and recipient of an honorary doctorate from lund university , sweden , for his champion ##ing of religious freedom , had been pressured to fore ##go publication of his scientific study of scientology after having found himself the subject of widespread criticism in the german media for advocating a more tolerant attitude towards scientology . gun ##tner concluded that " alarm ##ism " had " triumph ##ed " over science and noted an apparent lack of confidence in germany ' s ability to engage in open public discourse on the matter . the u . s . department of state ' s 2012 report on religious freedom
, a german christian theologian, director of the hannah arendt institute for research into totalitarianism in dresden and recipient of an honorary doctorate from lund university, sweden, for his championing of religious freedom, had been pressured to forego publication of his scientific study of scientology after having found himself the subject of widespread criticism in the german media for advocating a more tolerant attitude towards scientology. guntner concluded that " alarmism " had " triumphed " over science and noted an apparent lack of confidence in germany's ability to engage in open public discourse on the matter. the u. s. department of state's 2012 report on religious freedom